How to Start a Q Place and Jesus 3:12

How to Start a Q Place and Jesus 3:12

The How to Start a Q Place updated edition eBook is here!   The eBook is here and available for sale through our web store! It is also free through Qplus or Qplus church membership. Stay tuned for the hard copy release. It’s off to the printer and due to be ready by March 1!   Jesus 3:12 Starting a Q Place ministry in a church requires skills, commitment, community, and accountability. In the spring of 2015, Q Place developed a pilot structure to support churches. We called Jesus 3:12—three close followers of Jesus in a church as the core of a...Read more …
An International Q Place

An International Q Place

For two years Judy and a Christian friend of hers had used a workbook to lead a Bible study with some international women. Last fall, Judy and her husband learned how to start a Q Place, and then Judy shared what she learned with her Bible study co-leader. Together they decided to invite more participants to join them in a fresh re-start of their group, using Q Place’s Bible discussion guide Mark: Discover Jesus. This is Judy’s reflection on the first night: Oh my! What fun we had! There were nine of us representing China, Korea, Japan, Togo, and the U.S., of...Read more …
On the Radio – Walk the Way

On the Radio – Walk the Way

This is Walk the Way. Brought to you by Q Place. I’m Jeff Klein. Right before Christmas, Pam and I took the kids into the Madhouse on Madison for an early Christmas present. A Chicago Blackhawks game. It was a great start to Christmas vacation! On our way out of the stadium after the game, I was laser focused on getting us through the throngs of people, out to the parking lot. It was cold, and I was intent on weaving in and through the crowds, walking really fast, to get to our car. Our oldest son, Ben, kept pace...Read more …
Why get a new, updated edition of How to Start a Q Place?

Why get a new, updated edition of How to Start a Q Place?

We have learned a whole lot in six years, and the new edition of How to Start a Q Place—coming soon!—is your go-to place to start a brand new group! The specifics? All through the book you will see… how to start up with a triad—the core for a strong, healthy group the 9 Arts—for more and more meaningful conversations about God more discussion options—such as our new, simple Bible Conversation cards—that may be a better starting point for a new group a wealth of supplemental resources and how to tap into them connections with our Starting a Q Place videos...Read more …
From the Field – VITAL

From the Field – VITAL

In 2015 Q Place presented five regional VITAL events in four different cities. With God’s empowerment, the one day format, a strong call to action, and steady follow up has led to increased Q Place activity wherever we have taken the event. And the results? Here are some updates from VITAL in Seattle and Denver. VITAL: Seattle On March 26, 2015, Q Place presented VITAL: Seattle, where many pastors and ministry leaders were introduced to Q Place and the 9 Arts of Spiritual Conversations. At the end of the event, all attendees were invited to join Initiator Coaching sessions. In the months...Read more …
Continuing on

Continuing on

The Book of Acts is the story of the movement that started when the church’s first missionaries carried the gospel message from city to city and place to place. The result? A person-to-person, rapid and viral spread of the good news as individuals were transformed by Jesus and “infected” with the DNA of the Kingdom. A deeper look into the activities of Paul, Barnabas, Silas, and John Mark reveals strategic patterns that were essential in this movement: They followed the leading of the Holy Spirit. They went to key cities in the ancient world. Crossroads. Places of intersection. They found...Read more …
What could this mean?

What could this mean?

This past fall several people who pray fervently for Q Place let me know individually that as they prayed, words or visions came to them that involved a sword. In one case, I was holding a large sword with both hands and vigorously slashing with it. What could this mean? At barely five foot three inches, I don’t have a large physical stature and certainly don’t come across as a sword-wielding, violent person. Then another ministry friend shared what came to her in prayer—that as I lead this ministry, I need to speak the Word of God. This message brought clarity....Read more …
Kavanah

Kavanah

We are just beginning a new year—2016 lies before us open and waiting. And with resolution-making and goal setting at their height, perhaps there is no better time to think about how you will intentionally join God in His mission to bring all people back into relationship with Him. Let’s talk about that word: intentionally. Intentionality is related to the Hebrew concept kavanah, which comes from the Hebrew root meaning “to direct, intend, focus.” The notion combines action and intent, and its implications are clear: A person lives in a meaningful way by taking thoughtful, deliberate actions. Yet even further...Read more …
Looking Forward

Looking Forward

We thank the Lord and we sing His praises! We have experienced His unfailing love and far-reaching faithfulness this past year. And in 2016, we look forward to empowering each one of you to come alongside people who believe differently, so that they might discover and experience the Lord’s unfailing love and far-reaching faithfulness for themselves. Exalting His name, The Q Place TeamRead more …
The President’s Corner

The President’s Corner

It all started in Bethlehem more than 2000 years ago when a baby named Jesus was born. When that baby grew up, He gave people a simple invitation, “Follow Me.”  And when the purpose for His physical presence on earth was fulfilled, He gave His followers this simple commission, “Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit” (Mt. 28:19, The Message). Over the centuries, people have been transformed by Jesus, and then encouraged to walk the way of Jesus. Q Place...Read more …